I thought it was just K9 Mail, is there something else coming up?
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So, according to Jason Evangelho (Thunderbird team), when I asked for an ETA:
Currently, we're shooting for after Thunderbird 115 releases. It could either be late Summer or very early fall. Once we get the Account Autodiscovery module from Thunderbird desktop integrated, we'll be pretty close to flipping the switch. And we'll be sure to keep everyone posted on our blog at https://blog.thunderbird.net
Also more info at https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/faq-thunderbird-mobile-and-k-9-mail/ and https://blog.thunderbird.net/category/thunderbird-mobile/
Their road map: https://developer.thunderbird.net/planning/android-roadmap
Absolutely! I have been waiting for it... Until it is out I will continue to use "FairEmail".
You can use k9 right now. Thunderbird mobile is going to be just that with a new name. It already received lots of updates because the main dev is working full time on it now
I guess i will look into it a bit earlier then
Very much so. I said recently that Thunderbird for Android is the most exciting thing happening in open source right now.
I think I saw you comment it!
Quite enjoying K9 so far, and hoping to see things only improve.
same here!
I am really excited for the K-9 (AKA thunderbird mobile) redesign. However, I do wish they will add outlook/office365 calendar support, so that I can move away from outlook for good.
me too!
Indeed. I installed K-9 mail as soon as I discovered it would become Thunderbird for Android.
Did the same, but I'm not using it until the rebranding occurs.
I've gotten used to it, but I'm not a massive email user on my phone, mainly use it for alerts so I know to go chek the PC when I get home from work etc.
Not really since I'm on IOS now.
That said, K9 was my favourite android mail client, and I used it up until recently. It was good but always felt like it needed a little extra love to help with bugs. So I think they'll end up with a good product.
Yeah, I agree. currently using k9 here and I used to have the same feeling.
Yes I am. Once it comes to mobile, Ill definitely give it a try as a nice alternative to Gmail
me too
I am, but mostly for the refreshed visuals. Over that happens I'll move the accounts I use K-9 for. After a few months if it works well I'll migrate other accounts. Not sure if I'll bother moving my Gmail and Outlook/Live accounts. I only use Thunderbird desktop to have a local copy.
I already use it on my desktop, so I am excited for the branded mobile version. Just hoping I can get exchange support on it in some way. I use an extension on the desktop version.
Very, has there been any announcements or anything recently? Last I heard was they were going to use K-9 or something
yes, when version 115 comes to stable they will transform K9 into Thunderbird!
Very much so, I've been eyeing a new email service and said I would finally subscribe once K-9 becomes Thunderbird.
Technically, I'm already using it as my daily driver (as K-9 Mail) and so have I been for several years already. What I'm looking forward to, is to get parity with desktop Thunderbird.